Windshield



C. E. WEAVER.

WINDSHIELD.

APPLICATION FILED sun: 16-..1921.

1,435,356 Patented Nov 14, 1922..

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gwvento'o attozweq c. E. WEAVER.

WINDSHIELD. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16.]921;

- Patented Nov. 14, 1922.

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Fatented Nov. 14, 1922.

oA-Ios EWEAVQEB; FsYeeoesey qewi oex, 'A s'sie-i r'oe'ro eieMi te1 hie vterse or JAMESTQWH: NEWYQe,

Application filed June 16, 1921; Serial 1\Io.477,9?8. v

To aZZ mm it. may concern Be it known that L'Gews WEAVER, a

citizen of theUnited States, residingatfthe city of Syracuse, in thecounty of Onondag a and State ofhTeW. York. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VVlndshields, of 'WhlCh the followmg, taken in connection with the accompanying drawlngs, is. a specification.

The invention relates to Wind shields for motor. vehicles; and the object of the'improvement is to provide ads find shield construction in which the frame sup-porting standards of the windshield for-each side become apart of thewind shield Construction havingjastrong preferably .inetallic frame With glass therein and m'eens of "attachment to. Ithehody of. theizehiele second, to provide the front portion ofthe Wind shield in two parts, the upperf part being hinged to the cross bar hetwe en the supporting standards by a double'clampino; hinge which supports said upper part at any-"degree of inclination and opening in relation to the under part; and third, .to pro i ide a 'visor frame hinged to the second clamping; portion or" said double hinge-Which is preterahly covered With opaque 'ma'terlahf and having an upwardly extending flexible lap piece from said visors frame, said: double t hinge being arranged to -adjust said/visor and top POItlOnOf the wind shield at any .ClQSlI'GCi" angular relation towone another Within thefrotative'scope of said hinge; and the invention consistsinthe novel features" and combinations ihereihattera set forth and;

r slight metal in theupward y p lill claimed. 1 p v v In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective 'ViQW of the fronts of the Wind shield shoxving the front lines of 'the" automobile may,

thetop line being shown "in dotted outline 1n order to show the cross bar which: connects the supporting standards for the; Wind shield, the hinges for said upperxportioii of "said Windshield and the Windshield Visor being attached to said cross bar' pre terabiy neareach end oif thet'same. 2 isa sefctional View at line 22Iin Fig.1, showing the preferred construction and arrangement of the parts, the topheing shown in dotted outline, and the upper hinged portionof the Wind shield being also in a downwardly extended position heneaththe ,vis'ori Fig. 3' is a plan View of one of .thez hooked" handles 7 for the inner side of the upper portion of the uble clamping joi-nttor .1 of the wind" shield and fit'orthe iris responding parts in the sever l automobile, body, and to provide 1th and "ends, :theglass :portion' 25- he :ported ini-t Wind shield showing the sidex-yise extension of said handle,' whilhh" handles,- a;ttamhed= upon vthe frame side at ,each end otl-Sil'lfil upperportion- F l-jisfan eljerationdof the I i hinge: separated from. 0 3 3 the." preferred construet o Fig. 10 is aflengthwlse :se

how r e upper .po

all the parts-infitheassembled po t i0 outer portions being'broke n aw y. is. an elevation:otthefprefe ed clamping-screw. 1 f .11" I.- ,89 Like characters of refereneeqizeit The numeral l5fdesignates-th hoo v gine housing orflan u omob which is a the standards 16 attached h "etc hrougi'l 3 h /holes 17 in; the *flang l in; the lower ends 5 vof said stande s3 '116 and" the. top -19 theretothrough th top flea-n e 152 on ner side of said standards, 16. in Fig. 2. a o. :j 7 The standards 1 6 are, pre erably made of w h e orin so as-to provide vertical rea l ledgefll tor the doorof the: sedan {oilimousiheytype Ward-1y inclined 5 front edges- 22 upon which are 'supportedtthelower portion lower portion--23, o the-wind shield is made .edges ot the frame. oi -theilsame {to the body 15 andstandards lhfialong the lower e l;

ezfra-me portion. 26;, and-pl t with suite e ,Weatherfastrippihp :t'o

- -The upper .wihd shield with hiiigedto at cross bar 27; which her )3 5 y attached to thepstandards .eaeh end of the sarneto Which also the top 19 maybe 110 p I 71.0 vation's A01": the three parts ,oztqsgaid clamping H t l he I J Y E e'ndethe a PP-Q portion 2 1-01athefiwindxshield. @Th v attached to strengthen and stiflen'the'construction. Said cross bar 27- is preferably tubular and formed from sheet metal and provided with suitable weather stripping to tighten all joints. The shield portion 24 has in' tapered or conical form for a portion of its length as shown at 34 in Fig. 10, and int dotted outline in Fig. 7 A hole extends trom said tapered opening 34 to receive therethrough the screw bolt 36.

The part 31 has the extensions 37 tor attachment to the frame of said upper'portion 24, being preferably in the angular form for attachment near the corner of said frame and has the projecting knuckle portion 38 which is in the form of split spring band having the lugs 39 thereon each side of the split and the thumb screw 40 through the-lugs 39 for clamping saidsplit spring band 38 around the pin or pintle 33 to hold said upper portion 24 at any desired'degree of inclination, or to entirely release the clamping hold of said band 38 upon the pintle 33. v

The third portion 32 is provided with the angular extension portions 41 for attachment to the frame 43 of the visor 42. The portion 32 has the angular inward and up ward extension 44 with the conical clamping'pintle 45 extending at right angles to said angular extension 44 in line with the conical opening 34 in the pintle 33 to fit within the same, said pintle 45 vhaving a threaded hole in the end thereof to receive the screw bolt 36'so as toclampingly hold said conical pintle 45 within the conical opening 44 at different positions it only being necessary to draw the screw bolt 36 fairly tight upon said conical pintle portion. 45 to permit the raising or lowering of said visor 42 when said visor will stand firmly at the adjusted position.

Itis apparent that the screw 40 with the clamping band 38 around thejpintle33 and the screw 36 drawing the conical clamping joint between the pintle 45 and the walls of the conical opening 34 forms a simple two-way clamping hinge of great simplicity of construction and strength, which permits the visor 42 and hinge portion 24 to be adjusted'in relation toone another as desired ithin the scope of the rotative movement or opening between the upper edge oi" the v said parts within the limitations of their position.

The visor 42 opaque material. to form a shade orn pisor for the driver and occupants of the car, said material being extended in an upward lap portion 46 which presses against the under side of the top 19 thereby closing or frame 43 and said top 19.

What is claimed as new is: v

1. in an automobile windshielrh an u iper member, a visor therefor, a supporting member secured to the automobile top and hav ing a hollow tapered pintle a member connected to the visor and having a tapered part extending into the hollow pintle, sai part having an interiorly threaded her a a screw in said bore to lock the tapered part to the pintle, and a memberatta'ched to said upper member and having a clampv en gaged about thepintle and provided. with a screw to adjustably secure the clamp to the pintle. i q

2. In an automobile windshield an upper member a visor therefor, asupporting mem her secures to the automobile top and-hat ing a hollow pintle rigidly aflixed thereto, a member connected to the visor and having a part rotatable in the hollow pintle, means to hold said part againstnrotation, and a member connected to the UPPGPIIHGID- her and having a clamp adjustably secured around the exterior of the pintlel 3. In an automobile windshield an upper shield member, a visor therefor, a member secured to .thetop otthe automobile,,and having a hollow pin, a'inember secured. to

the upper shield member and having apart to adjust the visor without disturbing the adjustment of the upper memhery 4. In an automobile windshield, anupper member, a visor, a bracket secured to the automobile too and havin a dependin #3 i. 2";

preferably covered with part formed with a lateral hollowpin, a

bracket secured to the visor and having a lateral extension provided with a=pin received in the hollow pin, a bracket; secured to the upper shield member and having a part adjustably clamped over the hollow pin and arranged between the depending part of the top bracket and the lateral extension of the visor bracket, and a screw forclamping the pins together in adjusted positions;

In testimonywhereof I-have ,afiixed signature in the GAIUS E. lVEAVEli-v WVitnesses: i Trrno. TrioMAs HAAQ Goiunnn V. SWANSONL" c. a

presence of two witnesses 

